German’s high-risk style yields benefits; Force India have bout of indecision; Fernando Alonso engine failure brings McLaren divorce from Honda closerThat Sebastian Vettel does not want to lose points to Lewis Hamilton is a given. What was impressive at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was just how committed he is to the task. Damage to the front wing on lap one was a major setback, coming back to finish fourth a huge recovery and the manner he achieved it a statement of intent. Having chased down and overtaken his team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen, and still looking for a podium place, he saw passing the two Force Indias of Sergio Pérez and Esteban Ocon as paramount. Ocon was first and Vettel’s lunge down...
Max Verstappen shows he can sing in the rain; long live overtaking – it’s now better than ever; Niki Lauda should know better than bet against Mercedes Related: Lewis Hamilton out to make it a friendly F1 title battle with Sebastian Vettel Related: Lewis Hamilton leads from start to finish to win Chinese F1 GP Continue reading...
Passing at Albert Park is always difficult but Lewis Hamilton reiterated the new rules make overtaking harder; Red Bull lack balance; and Williams are still top stoppers Related: Lewis Hamilton: 2017 rules made battle with Sebastian Vettel ‘harder than ever’ Haas were the surprise package in qualifying Continue reading...
With the new regulations 2017 will be a season-long development race, and the Red Bull team looks best-equipped to challenge the dominance of MercedesThey are called testing sessions but the two weeks Formula One is spending in Barcelona this year are proving to be a mighty tease as well. Sandbagging and keeping one’s cards close to one’s chest are long-established elements of the pre-season runs, but this year, with brand-new cars designed to the new regulations, no team want to reveal too much and lose any advantage they may have stolen over the winter. Times – only ever a loose guide before the real business begins – are therefore perhaps less revealing than ever but in the case of the...
The fast man in the red jumpsuit is back and this time he’s got a new mountain bike speed record to his name! For two years, Markus ‘Max’ Stöckl laid out a plan to put himself in the record books yet again. And in just 11 seconds and at a speed of 167.6 km/h with […]